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Complete Galapagos
Galapagos Islands
Duration: 14 days
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Academy Bay Diving
$3,674
Deposit: $1,408

About your trip

14 Days / 13  Nights


Dive in sites from 4 different islands of the Archipelago, everyday witnessing exciting and unique  topography and animals. From the smallest seahorses to the grand Scalloped Hammerhead sharks, you will not be let down by the amazing  underwater world that Galapagos has to offer.

Accommodation

  We have 4 levels of hotel for you to choose. If you are backpacking or honeymooning or would just like a little more comfort we’ve got you covered!


1.   Budget – Private rooms, private bathrooms, hot water, TV and WiFi, some have cooking facilities.

2.   Tourist – Private rooms, private bathrooms, hot water, air con, TV, WiFi, breakfast, some have small swimming pool.

3.   Tourist Superior – Private rooms, hot water, WiFi, telephone, TV, air con, breakfast, swimming pool or Jacuzzi at most.

4.   First Class – Premier class private rooms, hot water, WiFi, telephone, TV, air con, breakfast, swimming pool or ocean views.

What's included

Hotel

Hotel in Santa Cruz, Isabela and San Cristobal with breakfast (13 nights)

Meals

All meals mentioned in the itinerary

Tranfers

All transfers in Galapagos

Equipment

Snorkel equipment and dive equipment on all tours

Tours

All tours mentioned in the itinerary

What's not included

Flights

Flights unless organised with Academy Bay Diving

Entrance Fee

National park entrance fee ($100 payable on arrival)

TCT Card

Tourist card ($20 payable in airport in Quito or Guayaquil)

Extra Meals

Meals not stated in tour itinerary

Entry Fee

Isabela $10

Water Taxi

Some water taxi fees between Isabela & San Cristobal – approx. $3-4

Day 1

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Baltra

Transfer from Baltra airport to hotel with Highland Visit.

This tour consists of visiting 3 sites: El Chato, Lava tunnels and Los Gemelos. 

El Chato Tortoise Reserve is near Santa Rosa, approx 19km from Puerto Ayora. This is one of the only places where you can observe the ancient creatures up close in the wild. They look old, they smell old and they even sound old when they suck in their necks and heads and let out a  hiss of air, like an old leather cushion. The reserve is also a great  place to see the short eared owls, Darwin’s finches, yellow warblers and paint billed crakes. After you return to the current century you will  be taken to the lava tubes, where you can walk more than 1km  underground. They were formed by the solidifying of the outside skin of  molten lava flow. When the lava flow ceased, the molten lava inside the  flow kept moving, emptying out of the solidified skin thus leaving  tunnels. Lastly a visit to Las Gemelos, the twin craters that are actually sink holes surrounded by Scalesia forest. Vermillion flycatchers and often seen here, as well as short eared owls on occasion. It is a beautiful place to take in the greenery of Galapagos  and walk along the small paths around the craters to spot some of the bird life. At the conclusion of the tour you will be transported back to Puerto Ayora and your hotel.

Please come to our office in the evening at 6pm to try on your equipment for the following day and meet your guides.

Day 2

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Scuba Diving

Depart 7am for a 2 tank dive trip

The site will depend on your experience and our itinerary. Includes: 2  tanks, all equipment, lunch & snacks, guide, towels and photos of  your dive.
PM: Free time to visit Tortuga Bay.

Day 3

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Scuba Diving

Depart 7am for a 2 tank dive trip

The site will depend on your experience and our itinerary.
Includes: 2 tanks, all equipment, lunch & snacks, guide, towels and photos of your dive.

Day 4

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Scuba Diving

Depart 7am for a 2 tank dive trip

The site will depend on your experience and our itinerary.
Includes: 2 tanks, all equipment, lunch & snacks, guide, towels and photos of your dive.

Day 5

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Scuba Diving

Depart 7am for a 2 tank dive trip

The site will depend on your experience and our itinerary. Includes: 2 tanks, all equipment, lunch & snacks, guide, towels and photos of your dive.

Day 6

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Scuba Diving

Depart 7am for a 2 tank dive trip

The site will depend on your experience and our itinerary. Includes: 2 tanks, all equipment, lunch & snacks, guide, towels and photos of your dive.

Day 7

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Scuba Diving

Depart 7am for a 2 tank dive trip

The site will depend on your experience and our itinerary.
Includes: 2 tanks, all equipment, lunch & snacks, guide, towels and photos of your dive.

Day 8

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Ferry to Isabela & Las Tintoreras

Ferry to Isabela departing at 7- 7.30am. 

You will be picked up from your hotel at 6.15am and transferred to the main passenger  to have your name ticked off and board the boat. 

The trip  is 2 hours in a speed boat.


On arrival to Isabela you will be picked up by a representative from the hotel and given your itinerary briefing.


You will have some free time today and then join the Las Tintoreras  Snorkel tour. 


This can be taken in Kayak or small motor boat (pre-arranged)
The tour takes you first to Las Tintoreras, a small volcanic island  where you cruise through shark channel spotting White tip reef sharks  resting  in the shallow water. You can snorkel in the mouth of the  channel here to get a closer look. The second stop is a White Sandy  beach covered with lazing sea lions and iguanas, a great photo  opportunity.  Back on the boat you float past the mangrove forest, a  favorite hang out of the blue footed boobies, the masked boobies,  pelicans and frigate birds, then on to a protected bay where a colony of  Galápagos penguins live where you can snorkel with turtles, White tip  reef sharks, rays and many varieties of reef fish. If you are fast with  your flippers you may catch a glimpse of the penguins under water too.

Day 9

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Isabela & Volcano Sierra Negra

Breakfast in your hotel. Depart approx 7.30am

Sierra Negra Volcano Tour
AM. Take a guided bus trip and then walk 2 hours up to the second  largest crater in the world. You will have a box lunch at the top taking  in the view before walking the 2 hours return trail. You will return to  town approx. 2.30pm.

Day 10

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Ferry to Santa Cruz/San Cristobal

Ferry to Santa Cruz departing at 6am. You will be picked up fro  the hotel at 5.30am and taken to the passenger pier. The trip is 2 hours in a speed boat.

Ferry to San Cristobal. 

You will need to be at the main passenger pier at 2.10pm to check in for your boat, departing at 3pm. The trip is 2 hours in a speed boat.

These 2 ferries can be replaced with a flight in a small plane between the islands at an extra cost.

Check in at Dive Center for the next days dive.

Day 11

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Scuba Diving - San Cristobal

Depart 7am for a 2 tank dive trip
The site will depend on your experience and our itinerary.
Includes: 2 tanks, all equipment, lunch & snacks, guide, towels and photos of your dive.

Day 12

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Scuba Diving - San Cristobal

Depart 7.30am for a 2 tank dive trip

The site will depend on your experience and our itinerary. Includes: 2  tanks, all equipment, guide, towels and photos of your dive.

3pm Ferry to Santa Cruz. The trip is 2 hours in a speed boat.

Day 13

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Rest Day

Rest day

Day 14

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Transfer from hotel to airport

Location

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Galapagos Islands

About your organizer

Academy Bay Diving is a family owned and run business dedicated to providing our customers with an amazing and safe dive experience in the Wonderful Galapagos Marine Reserve.

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